Democrats in the U.S. Senate are planning to wield the Supreme Court’s unpopular Hobby Lobby decision as a club against Republicans, and the fight begins Wednesday with the introduction of the “Protect Women’s Health From Corporate Interference Act.” The bill, one of at least three being prepared by Democrats, “ensures that employers cannot interfere in their … Continue reading Dems go on offense protecting women’s health
This post originated on Brain Spank as “Conflagration Scotus” by Michael Douglass. It expresses my outrage at the Supreme Court better than I’ve managed to do so far. Interestingly, both Douglass and I used the word “conflagration” in our posts today when writing about this. Conflagration Scotus by Michael Douglass I am a woman. I gave … Continue reading Conflagration Scotus
The Supreme Court hasn’t wasted any time adding fuel to the religion vs. women’s rights conflagration it ignited with its Hobby Lobby decision on Monday. Late Thursday, just before recessing their current session, they issued one more ruling. It seems Wheaton College, a Christian college in Illinois, objected to filling out a required federal form and submitting … Continue reading SCOTUS promotes religion over women — again
The Supreme Court’s decision this morning saying Hobby Lobby does not have to provide contraceptive coverage to its employees because doing so violates the owners’ religious beliefs came as no surprise. After its Citizens United ruling that corporations are essentially people, this one was a foregone conclusion. I won’t repeat all the well-known pro and con arguments in this case. But I do want … Continue reading Hobby Lobby decision extends dangerous precedent
Mother Jones today reported that Hobby Lobby, that bastion of corporate Christianity, is up to its eyeballs in … uh … hypocrisy. Hobby Lobby’s owners, the Green family, last week presented to the Supreme Court its argument that the company should not have to pay for employee health insurance that includes contraceptives, which it considers to … Continue reading Hobby Lobby awash in hypocrisy
